Bob Yannes

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Bob Yannes is an American engineer and synthesizer designer best known for creating the SID sound chip used in the Commodore 64 and for co-founding the audio technology company Ensoniq.

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Ensoniq 0
SID sound chip 0
MOS Technology 6581 0

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instanceOf SID sound chip variant
audio technology company
chip designer
electronic engineer
person
sound chip
synthesizer designer
coFounded Ensoniq NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
designed MOS Technology 6581 SID NERFINISHED
MOS Technology 8580 SID NERFINISHED
SID sound chip NERFINISHED
designer Bob Yannes NERFINISHED
employer Commodore International NERFINISHED
Ensoniq NERFINISHED
MOS Technology NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork digital audio
integrated circuit design
music technology
sound synthesis
industry electronic musical instruments
influenced chiptune music culture
video game music composition on home computers
knownFor Commodore 64 sound architecture NERFINISHED
MOS Technology 6581 NERFINISHED
SID sound chip NERFINISHED
co-founding Ensoniq
manufacturer MOS Technology NERFINISHED
notableAchievement pioneering complex analog-style synthesis on a home computer chip
notableWork Ensoniq ESQ-1 synthesizer (as part of Ensoniq team) NERFINISHED
Ensoniq Mirage sampler (as part of Ensoniq team) NERFINISHED
SID sound chip for Commodore 64 NERFINISHED
occupation electronic engineer
engineer
integrated circuit designer
synthesizer designer
positionHeld co-founder of Ensoniq
productOrService digital synthesizers
samplers
sound cards
usedIn Commodore 64 NERFINISHED
workedOn Commodore 64 hardware NERFINISHED
home computer sound chips

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Commodore 64 designer Bob Yannes